Stephen Hyde of the Shader Croft School was our guest speaker this morning. The school helps middle school students improve their literacy skills through innovative summer programming.Stephen Hyde - Shader Croft Summer Literacy Program. www.shadercroftschool.org
National Trails Day this weekend in Hinesburg to clean up trails in the Hinesburg Town Forest. Volunteers can meet at Hinesburg Town Hall just before 9.
Snack shack has just a few days left. The community has been very grateful!! Thank you to all the volunteers.
June 23 - Changing of the Guard
The letter campaign has raised $9,230 so far.
June 14 is the Essex Rotary Golf Tournament, $75 per person. CSH Rotary Club has two teams in the tournament.
September 15 - Golf ball Drop, 4:00pm.
Car Raffle - Coach Barn will be under construction. Other options are being researched.
Stephen Hyde introduced himself as our speaker today. Retired guidance counselor, educator in various towns in this area. Shader Croft was founded in 2021 as an educational non profit for “at risk children” focused on a single academic focus: literacy (reading, writing and speaking).
The Mission statement of the school is to help students develop effective literacy and communication skills by valuing their interests and connecting them to the world around them in real and meaningful ways.
Summer months are a contributor to the “Achievement Gap” which is 2.5 to 3 years in development at the end of fifth grade. Wealthier children have an advantage over poorer students because there are more opportunites for them during the summer months, when they are not in school.
Students select an interest of their choice, receive academic and community support for these interests and learn practical and social skills to develop the interest. They incorporate the three r’s, it should be relevant to the students, related their interests and dreams and be able to provide rigorous opportunities to learn and practice new skills.
Jim Donovan presented the book “Middle School Matters” by Phyllis L. Fagell that will be donated in his name to the Hinesburg Library.
Meeting was adjourned at 8:30.